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The NFL Draft has become a nice appetizer before our main course in September. A mock version of said draft is meant to educate, and even entertain. At very least, it helps you pass the time.

What follows is an early attempt at figuring out the best players available in this season's draft class, and which teams they'd match up well with considering the current draft order according to NFL.com.

Here's an updated version of my 2018 NFL Mock Draft, now through two rounds:

FIRST ROUND

1. Cleveland (0-16)— Sam Darnold, QB, USC, So.

It’s clear new GM John Dorsey will not favor the analytical approach like the...

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